Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I second the Motion. This is a scheduled recess that is defined in our Calendar. It is a recess that also coincides with an important event that the last Senate created. It is meant to bring together our colleagues from the county assemblies to meet with the Senate and engage in day to day benchmarking and sharing experiences on how to carry out oversight, legislation and representation activities in their comparable jurisdictions. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: As we recess today for two weeks, one week of the recess will actually be a busy working week. We will go to the Lakeside City of Kisumu to congregate with the Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) from the whole country, numbering close to 1,600. This will be a major boost to Kisumu as a City and the conduct of business in the Senate. I encourage colleagues from the Senate to not only go to Kisumu to engage the MCAs from their counties, but also those from other counties. We will be meeting with speakers and clerks from county assemblies. ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as we recess, I will just mention two things that the Senate Majority Leader and the Government side that he leads must pay attention to. The rains have started and farmers everywhere are anxiously asking where to get quality seeds and fertilizer at affordable prices. The Government does not give this fertilizer for free. All that the farmers are asking is that it be availed and brought closer to them, and they will buy it. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and I had the privilege of leading the team that was investigating the maize crisis in the country. We were shocked in Kisii to find that certified seeds from a seed company licensed by the Government had been sold to farmers and they recorded 100 per cent germination failure. We need to pay attention to our farmers because they are the ones who feed this country. About 78 per cent of the workforce in the country is in the agricultural sector. If we let farming go the way it is going, then this country ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Secondly, as we have said many times before, I encourage the Government to relentlessly wage the war against corruption in the country in a fair manner that gives due process to everybody and restores dignity to the way we run our public affairs in this country. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thirdly, I want to also bring to the attention of the Senate Majority Leader that there is money that has been provided from the Scandinavian countries or Europeans that targets about eight counties that are described as water towers, that includes Elgeyo- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Marakwet County. I have been told reliably by the Council of Governors (CoG) that this money appears to be disappearing at the National Treasury, where it is mixed up with other monies. If we do not follow it up, it may easily be veered into paying other Government activities and, therefore, denying the counties that are targeted. More importantly, it is a tranche that will come for three years, that is, Kshs80 million per county per year for three years. It is good to follow up, so that we can make sure that the money targeted for Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as we recess, we would also want to see the Government rising to the occasion and tame the tide of reckless killings that are going on in our institutions. We are losing a lot of young people, and we have mentioned it here today. All of us are parents who have or will have children in these institutions. It is very dangerous if the safety of our children is not guaranteed. If a Cabinet Secretary moves around with a platoon of 20 security officers, surely the Government can afford to set up a police post in every ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as I support this Petition. Article 40 of the Constitution requires that when the Government or a public entity alienates land from an owner, compensation must be prompt, adequate and in full. So, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever for the Government to alienate land from its rightful and lawful owners for whatever public utility, including road construction as in this case, without paying them. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: We have a lot of contradictions in this country. If ―big‖ people are involved, they are compensated even before a project is evaluated and started but if ―small‖ people are involved, some follow up their payments until they go to their Maker for reasons of the Government being uncaring. view